Rubio will travel to Hungary and Slovakia, also led by a right-wing ally of Trump, after addressing the Munich Security Conference, where last year Vice President JD Vance berated the European Union and championed the continent's far-right. Rubio, often seen as the more civil face of the Trump administration, will represent the United States at Munich this year instead of Vance. The trip comes as tensions again rise between the United States and the European Union after Trump mused about seizing Greenland from Denmark, a NATO ally. Last week Trump endorsed Orban in a social media post, calling the European Union's longest-serving national leader "a true friend, fighter, and WINNER." When Orban visited the White House last year, Trump granted Hungary a sanctions exemption on Russian oil and gas imports.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 10, 2026 03:35 UTC